Africa

Cameroon

Cameroon footballer Patrick Ekeng dies after collapsing during match in Romania

Dinamo Bucharest and Cameroon international footballer Patrick Ekeng has died after collapsing on the pitch during a league match in the Romanian

07/05/2016

Angola

Angola activists' situation 'worrying,' says Amnesty International

Amnesty International has described the situation of 15 activists detained in Angola as “worrying.” The group is on hunger strike. Among them is

06/05/2016

Kenya

Six days on, survivors are found in collapsed Kenya building

Man and two women rescued Fourth woman survived in a cavity Around 140 now saved Police say 39 dead Rescuers in Kenya pulled four more

05/05/2016

Kenya

A miracle in Nairobi

Four people are pulled alive from the wreckage of an apartment block - six days after it collapsed.

05/05/2016

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Papa Wemba buried in Kinshasa

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been remembering its favourite son, Papa Wemba, who has been buried in Kinshasa. A private ceremony was held for

04/05/2016

Egypt

Bahrain's king holidays at Sharm el-Sheikh and tips Egypt for tourism

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has done his bit to promote tourism – in Egypt. Breaking off after an official visit to the country, he went

03/05/2016

Kenya

Kenya: baby pulled alive from rubble of Nairobi building reunited with father

The Kenyan Red Cross says a six-month-old baby girl has no visible physical injuries – despite being buried in the rubble of a collapsed building in

03/05/2016

Economy

IMF sub-Saharan Africa 2016 outlook sees weaker growth

The IMF says 2016 will be another difficult year for sub-Saharan Africa because of factors including the steep decline in commodity prices, the Ebola outbreak and drought.

03/05/2016

South Africa

Circus lions rescued in South America arrive in new African home

More than 30 lions rescued from circuses in Peru and Colombia have been flown back Africa to live out the rest of their lives in a private sanctuary

03/05/2016

Zimbabwe

Four million people face hunger from Zimbabwe drought

The number of people facing hunger in Zimbabwe due to drought has risen from three to four million, according to estimates. The UN children’s agency

02/05/2016

No Comment

Kenya burns vast piles of elephant tusks

Kenya’s Uhuru and Gabon’s Bongo set fire to thousands of elephant tusks and rhino horns, destroying a stockpile that would have been worth a fortune

02/05/2016

Kenya

Collapsed Kenya building 'had no occupancy permit'

With up to 16 people now dead and dozens feared missing, reports from Kenya say the six-storey residential block that collapsed late on Friday amid

01/05/2016

Kenya

Kenya burns huge ivory stockpile calling for ban on trade

A stockpile of more than 100 tonnes of ivory from some 8,000 animals was set alight near Nairobi on Saturday, to highlight the threat to endangered

30/04/2016

Kenya

Rescue teams keep searching after deadly Kenya collapse

At least ten bodies have now been recovered from the rubble of a collapsed building in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Visiting the site of the disaster

30/04/2016

Kenya

Kenya burns over a hundred tons of elephant tusks and calls for a worldwide ban on ivory sales

Kenyan authorities were preparing to burn a stockpile of over a hundred tons of elephant tusks on Saturday as a message to the world over the threat

30/04/2016

Kenya

Chaotic scenes in Kenyan capital

Many are feared trapped in a collapsed residential building in the Huruma area of Nairobi.

29/04/2016

Sport

Egypt's Elshorbagy faces Frenchman Gaultier in El Gouna final

Egypt’s Mohamed Elshorbagy has powered his way through to the final of this year’s El Gouna International in the Red Sea resort. He thrashed

29/04/2016

Malawi

Extinction threat for people with albinism in Malawi as ritual murders rise

People with albinism in Malawi are being attacked, abducted and killed to such an extent that they face extinction in the African country. The dire

29/04/2016

South Africa

South African court paves way for Zuma to face renewed corruption charges

South Africa’s High Court has ordered a review of a decision in 2009 to drop nearly 800 corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, saying the move that

29/04/2016

Namibia

South Caucuses regional tensions result in ceasefire violations

Tensions in the South Caucuses region erupted in to violence on Thursday. Azerbaijan claimed one civilian was killed and six wounded by gunfire in

28/04/2016

Target

Morocco's aviation industry takes off

Morocco’s aeronautics and aviation industry is taking off, with more than 100 European and American companies attracted to the country – according to government…

28/04/2016

Sport

Home hope Mohamed Elshorbagy through to semis of El Gouna International

World number and home hope Mohamed Elshorbagy is through to the semi-finals of the El Gouna International Open in Egypt. He sealed victory against

28/04/2016

Sport

Squash: World number one Elshorbagy into El Gouna last eight

World number one and home hope Mohamed Elshorbagy advanced to the quarter-finals of the last PSA World Series event of the season in El Gouna

27/04/2016

CapeVerde

Soldier sought after 11 killed in Cape Verde

Police are eager to talk to a disgruntled soldier after eleven people were shot dead on Tuesday on the Atlantic archipelago of Cape Verde. Eight

26/04/2016

World News

South Sudan rebel leader Riek Macha sworn in as vice-president

South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar is back in the capital Juba and has retaken his position as the country’s first vice president. He has taken

26/04/2016

Kenya

Kenyan opposition calls for electoral commission to quit

Kenya’s opposition has called for the country’s electoral commission to disband before next year’s presidential vote. On Monday (April 25) some 500

26/04/2016